SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced the ASTRO 25 LE solution, which it said brings the benefits of Project 25 to smaller towns, cities and counties, and federal government agencies, utilities and other groups with wireless radio needs.
Motorola said the ASTRO 25 LE is designed for customers who need fewer radio sites or who need a single simulcast cell and desire the interoperability benefits of Project 25. The ASTRO 25 LE platform operates in the 800 MHz, 700 MHz, UHF and VHF bands and is an intermediate step for operators that want to move to larger Project 25 system configurations and capabilities.
Jim Connor, director of infrastructure operations for Motorola said, “In our current climate where mission-critical communications are vital to support homeland security, this means faster access to information, quicker answers and improved decision making with neighboring communities.”
Also on the public-safety front, the vendor signed a definitive agreement to acquire Crisnet Inc., a privately held developer of advanced records management and related systems for criminal-justice and public-safety customers.
Financial terms of the agreement, which is expected to close by the end of the year, were not disclosed.
“Crisnet’s dedication to innovation and providing law-enforcement and public-safety communities with the highest-quality service, software, support and training for the past two decades highly complements Motorola’s long-standing leadership position in wireless public-safety applications,” said Greg Brown, president of Motorola’s Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector.
